João
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| Gender | Male |
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| Related names | John |
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João (pronounced: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃]) is the Portuguese form of the name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is quite widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries and therefore also the name of several notable people and places:
People
Kings:
- João I of Portugal
- João II of Portugal
- João III of Portugal
- João IV of Portugal
- João V of Portugal
- João VI of Portugal
- João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509
- João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716
Princes:
- Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1387), son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro
- Prince John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz (1400–1442), son of João I
- João, Crown Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of João III
- Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861)
Other people:
- João Brenha, Portuguese beach volleyball player
- João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer
- João Donato, Brazilian musician
- John of God or João de Deus, Iberian saint
- João de Deus, Portuguese poet
- João de Deus (medium), self-described medium and "psychic surgeon"
- João Goulart, 27th president of Brazil
- João Gilberto, Brazilian musician
- João José, Portuguese volleyball player
- João Magueijo, Portuguese cosmologist
- João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
- João da Nova, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- João Cunha Silva, Portuguese tennis player
- João de Trasto, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- João Gonçalves Zarco, Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands.
- Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist.
Places
- João, Mozambique
See also
- Juan, the corresponding Spanish name
- São João, Portuguese for Saint John
- João and the Knife, a 1972 Dutch-Brazilian film by George Sluizer
- John of Portugal (disambiguation), multiple people